There is much movement and change in West Africa’s mining sector with even the more mature industry in Ghana presenting exciting prospects as emerging players, tightening regulations, new sources of investment and novel technologies contribute to a busy environment.
According to Ivan Doku, country manager of SRK Consulting Ghana, the continued growth and complexity of mining in the region is demanding more expertise to be available locally, and across a range of skill sets. Through its West Africa hub in Accra, SRK Consulting is seeing the breadth of its services expand in line with client
requirements.
“The continued success of the junior and mid-tier mining sector, for instance, has supported our expansion into exploration services – from our traditional focus on geotechnical engineering,” said Doku. “Our Accra office is currently, independently undertaking a full exploration programme with a junior miner in the gold sector.”
